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and Velocity of the Solar Motion.
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Table IX.

Stars and relative Distances. Apparent Motion. Solar Mo- tion. Parallactic Motion. Real Motion. Velocities. Sirius

Arcturus

Capella

Lyra

Aldebaran

Procyon

The real motion of Arcturus contained in the 5th column compared with that of Aldebaran, shows that when the solar motion is increased from 1,0 to 1,5 and to 2″,0 the real motion of Arcturus will be gradually diminished from 1,57 to 1,30 and to 1",02, while that of Aldebaran undergoes a con-

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